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The Importance of Effective Training Programs with Realistic Simulations

Instancy

By harnessing the power of realistic simulations, organizations can transform their training programs and unlock various benefits. From healthcare to aviation to the defense industry, companies across the board are recognizing the value of incorporating realistic simulations into their training efforts.

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A Legend’s Look at Learning

CLO Magazine

For example, training investments are huge in military organizations, fire departments and police departments, where lives are at stake. Peters poses several questions to top leaders about how training is organized and supported: Is your chief training officer your top-paid C-level job (other than CEO/COO)? Waterman Jr.,

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Am I Eligible for the FMLA?

KnowledgeCity

When an employee or covered family member has a serious medical condition, the employer may require a certificate from a healthcare provider that supports the leave request. Your employees may need to use family and medical leave for several legitimate reasons. But when is taking additional leave appropriate for an employee? Who is Eligible?

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A Ticket to a Better Life

CLO Magazine

He authorized and provided academic advisement for 2,300 military personnel, who took more than 6,000 classes during his nearly two years there. For Alfonz Ruth, CLO for the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, education shaped his family’s dreams and enabled him to achieve his goals. Now he’s paying it forward.

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Why Virtual Learning Is More Than Just VILT: Myths And Truths

Obsidian Learning

It is a strategic leadership term borrowed from the military referring to the ever-increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of our global environment. If your virtual learning experience has been limited to tedious annual compliance courses or at-home defensive driving, you may assume that all virtual training is boring.

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AlliedBarton’s Bill Whitmore: A Higher Calling for Security

CLO Magazine

Bill Whitmore, AlliedBarton’s president and CEO, sees it as his duty to prepare the company’s security officers, most of whom have only a high school education, for lifelong careers. In an industry plagued by high turnover and poor training, the Conshohocken, Pa.-based Labor Department. And many come from rough backgrounds, Whitmore said.

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Guardian of the Coast

CLO Magazine

Gladys Brignoni is not your typical military officer. She taught students of all levels and ages, many of whom were the children and spouses of military personnel. “I It was her first brush with the military and foretold a future to come. I never thought I’d work in the military, but I met the qualifications,” she said.

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